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HI HB 1297

died on adjournment

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Sets a time limit for submitting bid protests. Makes the seventy-five-day limit for issuing a written decision on protests apply to any contract awarded by competitive sealed bid or competitive sealed proposal. Caps the protest bond amount. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Introduced
2025-01-23
Status date
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • YAMASHITAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-02

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    receipt

  2. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  3. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  4. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  5. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  6. 2025-04-16

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810).

    receipt

  7. 2025-04-16

    Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Kim, Rhoads Co-Chairs; Gabbard, Fevella.

  8. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

    receipt

  9. 2025-04-14

    House Conferees Appointed: Yamashita Chair; Takenouchi, Alcos.

  10. 2025-04-11

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

    receipt

  11. 2025-04-10

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  12. 2025-04-08

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 756) in amended form (SD 1).

  13. 2025-04-08

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  14. 2025-04-04

    One Day Notice 04-08-25.

  15. 2025-04-04

    Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1702) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  16. 2025-04-01

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

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  17. 2025-04-01

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  18. 2025-03-27

    The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  19. 2025-03-21

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC.

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  20. 2025-03-21

    Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1271) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

  21. 2025-03-18

    The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  22. 2025-03-14

    The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  23. 2025-03-14

    Re-Referred to GVO, WAM/JDC.

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  24. 2025-03-06

    Referred to GVO, WAM.

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  25. 2025-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

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  26. 2025-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 353).

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  27. 2025-03-04

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Kapela, Pierick, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

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  28. 2025-02-28

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4).

  29. 2025-02-28

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 994) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  30. 2025-02-26

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

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  31. 2025-02-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-26-25 10:50AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  32. 2025-01-27

    Referred to FIN, referral sheet 4

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  33. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  34. 2025-01-22

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-26 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Ward: not voting
  • The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-18 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Fevella: yes
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-04-01 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes
  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-04-01 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • DeCoite: not voting
  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2025-04-08 · pass · 25-0

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